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7110 MAT, ME. l2th, 1948 E AIDA TTSA<-OAVLKOTM U A #W UW~~ . Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hocken and family, Ajax, Miss Patricia Pearce, R.N, Oshawa, and Mr. Orval Stinson, Blackstock, were weekend guests with Mrs. H. R. Pearce. - Miss Ruth Bonathan, Toronto, Was home with ber parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Bonathan for the Sweekend. ' Several from here attended the rce Follies in Toronto. 'êr. Harold Hoar, Toronto, spent Ïj weekend with bis mother, iE. Hoar. Those who do- THE BREWER THE HOTELKEEPER THE BOOTLEGGER Her many Newcastle friends will be glad ta learn that Miss Lida Lake, who underwent a ser- iaus operation ia Bowmanville Hospital last week, is making sat- îsiactory pragress. Mrs. H. R. Pearce and Mrs. Al- bert Pearce entertained on Sat- urday evening in honor o! Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Joli irohn Sas- katchewan wbo are visiting bis parents, Mr. and Mrs. Everett Joli. Mrs. Robert Gibson spent the weekend with iriends in Sutton. A manster crowd attended the pality "Ahoiel cannol operale in a small munici- paliy profilahly wllhout the assistance of ifs beverage rooms."-so says the F.F.L. BU T Tweed has a hoiel; Brighion has a hoiel; Coiborne has a'hoiel; Orono has a hotel; Bowmanville has a hoiel And they provide the communities in which they ara situated with hotel facilities witbout either Beer Roon profits or special subsidies. Hotelkeaping la a business, the samne as any other business, and can stand on its own foot. NO. 10 Highway - running from Lake Ontario ta Georgian Bay passes tbrough 1Il cities, tawns, and villages. served by 14 hotels--and not ana Beverage Room on aver 100 miles of King's highway. Hotels, NOT Beer Rooms, are benelicial Io the communiîy. Sa vole oui Women's Beer Rooms onFebruary l8ih- PUT YOUR X AFTER "NFIO"I NEWCASTLE CITIZENS' LEAGUE 'il 1~ The Newcastle Independent Phone: Clarke 3314 'c ri t n 9J 0 e c t] 9 p F R J H A my A T) my my my Here ihey are: Those who don'- COLBORNE, BRIGHTON,ýJENFREW- THE CHURCH, THE Sn~OOL, SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONS- THE PUBLIC SPIgITED CITIZENS OF THE COMMUNITY- Join the group of those who don't by PLACING YOUR X AFTER NO ON FEBRUARY 181h Are you ln favour of the continuance of the sale of beer Yes only under Public House License for consumaption on llcensed premises ta which women are admltted? NO V. NEWCASTLE CITIZENS' LEAGUE R. W. GOHEEN, President MES. C. R. CARVETU, Secretary I______________________________________ I k H E A R DR. GEORGE A. LITTLE Internationally krnown Educationalist, Orator and Wrlter He la informative, fair, cultured and entertaining CITIZENS' RALLY Newcastle Community Hall Mionday, Fehruary 161h, ai 8:00 p.m. There will bu a period for questions appropriate ta the forth- coming vote. AUl questions will b. che.rfuily answered GOD SAVE THE KING NEWCASTLE CITIZENS' LEAGUE radio show and amateur nigbt staged by the Newcastle Lions Club on Monday evening in the Community Hall. The card party at St. George's Churcb Parish Hall on Wednes- 1day evening, February 4, under patronage ai the Eveming Brancb Women's Auxiliary was a great success, bath in tbe large number ai players and in the bappy time everyone bad. The prize winners were: For bridge, lst prize went ta Ray Brown; consolation ta Chrîs Law; first for Five Hun- dred, Mrs. John Garrod; consola- tion, Sid Brown; euchre, lst, Her- bert Gibson; consolation, Miss A. Keneiick; crokinole, lst, Fred Thomas; consolation, Norman Ric- kard. Refreshments ai dougbnuts and coffee were served by the committee. Women's Day ai Prayer will be held in the United Cburch Sun- day School on Friday, February 13, at 3 p.m. Mrs. Harold Hocken and Shir- ley and Miss Kathleen Toms spent February 4, with Mrs. Haward Ormiston and Diane, Bowman- ville. Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Brîtton vis- ited Dr. and Mrs. H. MacDonald, Toronto. Mrs. Henry Ragen, Toronto, Is tbe guest ai Mrs. Floyd Butler. Y.P.U. met February 2, witb president, Glenn Allun in charge. Christian missions canvener's as- sistant, Betty Allun, conducted the worshi pperiod and read an arti- cle about missionary work. Glenn Allin led in a sing-song and Rev. Patterson led in recreation. C.G.I.T. Group met February 3 with president, Hazel May iFsb- er in charge. Plans were made for mather and daugbter meeting the next week ta be beld at the parsonage. Alter the business meeting the group adjourned ta the rink for skating and later ta Mrs. Pauline Stork's for reiresh- ments. Mr. Gea. Smith visited friends at Starkville on Friday. Mrs. Sam Smith, Messrs. Alex1 Filijowski and Reginiald Bolton, Toronto, spent weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Smith. NEWCASTLE FARM FORUM Newcastle Forum met at George Honey's, east ai Newcastle, with fifteen present. Our attendance was lowered due ta Lions Show. The question ai subsidies, pro and con (mostly con) was discussed. The conclusion being reachedà that subsidies ta the consumer would flot benefit anyone ta any extent and as the subsidies came out ai taxes the farmers belp ta pay it only increases the expense ai the farmer. It was felt that co-operative buying and selling would belp bath the producer and the consumer. W.M.S. AUXILIARY W.M.S. Aiternoan Auxiliary met in the United Church Board room on February 5. Mrs. W. W. 1 Patterson, lat vice pregidint, .oc-.' cupied the chair. Reports were given by thie varlous seretarieu. Mrs. C. Hancock red a thought-ý provoklng item on Stewardship'o! Time. Stewardshlp meant mak- ing spare moments count. Be-' cause time is a limited quantity, we should see-that every moment is used as a trust fromn the Divine Giver. Scripture lesson was read, by Mrs. H. Hancock. Mrs. Hoar and Mrs. C. Hancock led in pray-ý er. . With deep emotion, Mrs. E. Coôke received ber* life member- ship pin, a gi$t .from Mrs. Honey and presented by IMrs. W. W. Pat- terson. A synopsis o! a section of the study book was taken by \Mrs. H. Toms, Mrs. Hoar and Mrs, H. AlAn. The annual affiliation of the C.G.I.T. broug ht ta à close a meeting that testified ta the ear- nest work af those who bad been responsible for it. NEW C0NSTABLE Our Council ha& been exceed- ingly fortunate in securing the services af Mr. Philip Willianms as Village Constable and he assum- ed bis official duties last week. The community is now-in charge of a very capable officer with 32 years af invaluable experience as a member of the Toronto Polic6 Force, 20 years af which he was stationed at the well-known down town No. 1, Court St. Station, 7 years as officer on duty at the Union Station and 5, years in charge of Centre, Hanlans, and Ward Islands. He will naw bring his many years ai experience ta bear on his work as Constable ai the Village. It was fortunate tliat he decided upon bis retirement fram the Taronto Police Farce to corne to Newcastle ta make his home. Constable Williams who stands over six feet makes a strik- ii;gly handsome appearance in bis tiniform and as one mnember ai the fair sex was heard ta remark, Newcastle bas the best loaking, police afficer along tbe lune, - which opinion we feel sure ls heartily endorsed by everyone. TO THE RATEPAYERS 0F TE VILLAGE 0F NEWCASTLE As your humble servant I wish ta repart on bebali ai your coun- cil. We, your council,-had a spe- cial meeting and decided that the time had èome for this village ta b1ave is own police protection. Chie! Williams was the unani- mous choice ai your cauncil at a salary ai $100.00 per month. He will be on duty eight hours per day and on cail 24 heurs. If we are to maintain law and order in aur village and to bave aur -fine Community Hall a respectful place in which ta bave dancing and other entertaininent we mueit h~ave police protection. Drinlng and smoking in this Commujity Hall must stop and will be stop- ped in the future. With aur gallanage tax and* the continuance of a grant from aur Management Board, I feel this po- lice protection can be met with- out any increase ta you, the taxé. payer. Our village bas now become an industrial centre and as tbe bous- ing situation fit like man*y other places we bave deeided ta con- tact aur local Member of Parlia- ment, Mr. Chas. Stephenson, ta see what cani be done in this mat- ter and will report ta 'ou in the near future. Hoping that every citizen will co-operate with Chief Williams in naintainin gla wand arder., 1 ara your obedient servant, George A. Walton Re .eve M1EMORIAL RINK DONATIONS As most ai the canvassing com-, mittee had numerous other obli- gations, eitber as hockey players or Lions, this past week, the Ar- mna endeavors feli short of ex- pectations. The committee, however, prom- ses that the lengtb ai next' week'sj :ubscription list Will mare than1 compensate for tbe shortness ai bhis ane. The following subscriptions are [ratefully acknowledged: Previously acknowledged $4o02.50 J. E. W. Pbilp ------------ 10.00 Mlr. and Mrs. Jack Nesbitt 10.00 ,irs. Gardon F. Ash -- 5.00 ator or an oratar.-Cicero APPEAL REASON mon.'Tél.phn. Annuel 10- Is.slg Reading Over 23,000_Employed Over- 12 ,000 telephones were acddd uiral anuas and some 860 new rural circuits were placed in service, in Bell Telephone terri- tory ini Ontario and Quebec last year, according to the comfpany's anffual report af 1947. At the. end ai 1947, 55 per cent ai all rural establishments ini the campany'i territory were pravid- ed with service, as campared with 48 per cent i 1946 and 39 per cent ini 1945.- Hawever, applica- tions far, rural service cantinued at a hlgh level and more than 10,- 000 rural applicants were waiting for service at the year end. D uring 1947 efforts were es- pecially. directed tawards the ful- filment ai service requests o! long standing, the report states. Ail but 23,000 ai tbe 84,000 appli- canta waîting for service at the beginning .of the year were pro- vided with telephones, but the de- mand was se great that the num- ber of waiting applicants at the end of 1947 was 94,900. Tue net increase oi 129,051 tele- phones, greatest gain in the com- pany's bistory, brougbt the year- end total of Bell telephones in ser- vice in Quebec and Ontario to 1,- 306,975. Demands for bath local and long distance telephone service continued ta risc in 1947. There were about 240 million more loc- al cails, an increase ai 9 per cent, and 6.2 million more long dis- tance calis, an incréase of il' per cent over 1946. The total paynoll rose ta $45,- 016,000, an increase af $8,497,000, or 23 per cent above 1946. At ýthe year end there were 23,335 em- ployees, tbe largest number in tbe history ai the business. This com- pares with 21,801 on December 31, 1946. Grass revenue totalled $86,566,- 486, an increase ai $8,552,148, or il per cent more than in 1946, but aperating expenses rose ta $63,220,095, an increase ai $8,995- 147, or 16.6 per cent. Taxes amounted ta $9,854,000, equiva- lent ta $7.96 for each telephone in service or $8.94 for eacb share ai capital stock. Net income amaunt- ed ta $9,701,652, or $8.80 per share, as compared wîth $8,274,- 370, or $9.07 per share in the pre- viaus year. Quarterly dividends at the rate ai $2.00 per share ta- talled $8,821,633 in 1947. The number ai sharebolders in- creased by 5,599 ta 34,439, the greatest increase ip any year and the larg"t total ever recorded. Of these, 33,013 or 95.9 per cent live in Canada and bold 80.3 per cent ai the stock. *Brevity is the best recommend- ation ai speech, wbether in a sen- j NEWCASTLE CITIZENS' LEAGUE 1 m m m LAW 0R LAWLESSNESS: Next Wednesday, February l8th, Citizens of Newcastle must make a decis- ion. They must choose continuation of LEGAL SALE to women, or face an unpleasant alternative; sale through the bootlegger. DISCININATION In this democratic age a woman supposedly has the same right as a man. Yet, this petition and ballot asks only for the elimination of sale to women! NRIT YEAR. If women are deprived of their night to use a beverage room, how will they vote when the question com es up for the continuance of the men's beverage room? Yes, men, you too will have had it! ]REVENUE: Every glass of beer sold in a Newcastle Hotel means a reduction in YOUR taxes; however, Newcastle derives NO REVENUE from liquor or beer brought into the community -for home consumption. OTHER CONNUNITIES VIE WS: Since 1939 NO SINGLE TOWN, VILLAGE HAS CHANGED FROM WET TO DRY. YE T Since 1939, 17 ONTARIO COMMUNITIES WET. OR TOWNSHIP IN ONTARIO HAVE TURNED FROM DRY TO A TOTAL ABSTAINER'S VIE WS: Theé following is a condensation of an article which appeared on the edi- tonial page of the "Globe and Mail,"" February 9, 1948, under the heading of "Favors Constructive Liquor Policy." -Quote- "I arn opposed to the use of liquo r in ail its f orms, stili. the maj ority of people seem to want to drink liquor. It h as become an acknowledged social cus- tom. Under the present regulat ions'people do not have to purchase liquor by the bottie and consume it in hidden places, but may purchase it openly by the glass in congenial surroundings. It is heavily taxed, and when the Budget is brought down in a f ew weeks most iikely the revenue received from the Liquor Commission will head the list of Govemment receipts. So it is a profitable business for the Govemment financially. To endeavour ta diminish the consumption of liquor by curtailing the number of outlets appears to be the wrong way of d ealing with the problem. ". .. "The colossal f ailure is our lack of education in knowing how to handie liquor. Sol let us get away from the horse-and-buggy days of prohibition and endeavouring to prohibit outlets and adopt a constructive, scientific way of dealing with the liquor problem." CONNON SENSE:- Keep your town wet while only two-fifths of the vote are required to do so; go dry and the bootleggers and d rys will see to it that you neyer get the three-fifths required ta get beer back again. AVOID LAWLESSNESS - SCOIN DISCRIMINATION - BE ASSURED 0F NEXT TEAUI - KEEP THE MILL RATE DOWN BY NARKING YOUR BALLOT WITH AN "1'" ALONGSIDE YES. Are you i favor of the. continuanice of the aldeof beer only under Public Houe* License for consuxnption on lic.ns.d promises ta which women are admitted? sponsored by The Four Freedoms League EAI~ THE 4 FREEDOMS Freedom of Speech Beer and iree speakrinq, even pro fanlty go toqether Freedom of Worship Who ever heard oi a brewer, a distiller, or a tavern-ke.per who was prominent in any religious cause. Freedom from Want Social workéers are unanimous in saying that Booze is their greatest handicap in carlng for the needy. Freedom from Fear Recently the mother of eight children was arrested for shootinq ber husband. She testified she was AFRAID of him making a drurnken attack upon ber 10 and 12 year old daughters. W HO WANTS WOMEN'S DEER Roomsl THE BREWERS DO The more outlets the more profits. SOME HOTELKEEPERS DO In the town of Pembroke six of the seven hotels have voluntarily closed their Women's Beer Rooms out of a sense of public responsibility. The seventh appears ta have chosen profits. THE BOOTLEGGERS DO Their business de pends on the public sale: 1. To create the thirst in his customers; 2. As a front behind which ho can operate without too ready detection. SHAME!M W. have a higher opinion ai the paironsof thse local iofels thon bas the Four Freedoms Leaque. THEY SAY: Il they can't buy be.r inaa'Womex'a Roui Room they wifl go ta the bootlegger. WE SAY: The majority ai them are public-spirled. law.abiding- citizens, and will acquire their b.veraq.a by oth«r Jeql channelz when the Wamen's B..r Rooma are cloaed. 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